Wood-working machine



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WoodWorkingMaohina; No. 229,199, Patented June 22,1880.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIen,

ALBERT STOSSMEISTER, OF NEWPORT, KENTUCKY.

WOOD-WORKING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 229,199, dated June 22, 1880.

' Application filed Aprill,1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT W. sross- MEISTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newport, in the county of Campbell and State of Kentucky, have invented certain-new and useful Improvements in Wood-Working Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in wood-working machines; and it has for its object to produce a machine in which the parts are convertible and interchangeable, as more fully hereinafter specified. These objects I attain by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 representsa front elevation of my machine; Fig. 2, a sideelevation taken from the right; Fig. 3, a top view with the upper table removed, showing the knife-carrying shaft and feed-rollers of myimproved machine; Fig. 4, a front view of the same, showing the machine adapted for hand-planing; Fig. 5, a view ofone of the ba-ndtighteners; and Fig. 6, a view of the shaft carrying the cutter, the carriage, and means for elevating the same.

The letter A represents the body or main frame, A the base or floor, and'Bthe standard. G represents the power-shaft, connected by belting to any proper motor, and carrying feed-pulley c and working-pulley c.

The pulley cis connected by a belt to a larger pulley, (1, upon a shaft, D, journaled at I) in the standard B and at ein the tie-plate E, and carrying a pinion, D, which gears with acogwheel, F, upon one side and a similar whee], F, upon the other. These cog-wheels F F are rigid upon shafts f f respectively, held in constant gear with the pinion D by means of the tie-plate E, the shaft f carrying a chain-pulley, f which, by achain-belt, is connected to a similar pulley, f shafts f f f are journaled in the frame A, pass through the same, and terminate in roller-spindles, as shown. This feed mechanism is conupon a shaft, f These trolled at will by the operator by means of a belt-tightener consisting of an elbow-lever, g, carrying pulley g and rack-bar 9 all properly secured to the standard B, as shown.

The pulley c is connected by a belt to a pulley, h, above, rigid upon a shaft, h, journaled within a carriage, H, within the frame. The shaft h operates in a vertical slotin the frame A, and is capable of vertical adjustment by means of a threaded rod, H, which is manipulated by a crank, &c., placed upon the projecting end h the threaded portion working in a threaded socket, h in the carriage. The spindle h, which terminates the shaft upon the front, is adapted to receive changeable tools, such as planes, molders, and the like.

I represents a bracket upon. the front of the machine, having a threaded socket, i, which receives a threaded rod, I,the head 'i' of which is loosely secured in an arm, j, of a frame, J, having slots j and working in gnidewaysj upon the frame A. This table-frame J is provided with guidewaysf, which receive a tabletop, K,formed of two pieces, and being entered from opposite directions.

L represents a hinged side board controlled by a gage, 1, standard 1, and controlling-nut F. This latter portion of the machine is useful when the table or bench is elevated and used as a hand-bench.

' A belt-tightener consisting of an elbow-1e- "er, m, carrying a pulley, m", and a rack-bar, m is employed to control the planing mechanism. These parts are secured upon the back side of the frame A, and are also within easy reach of the operator, adjacent to the belt tightener used in the feed mechanism hereinbefore described. V

When used as'a planer, the rolls 0 0 serve as feed and guide rolls; and it will be observed that the planing or other tool may be operated upon either the upper or lower side of the board by raising or lowering the tool-shaft carriage,and that any size of lumber in ay be treated by raising or lowering the table. 0 0 are used 9 5 when the machine is employed for molding.

The table serves as a machine or hand bench at will,'and the belt tightener takes up the slack in the belt when the tool-shaft is lowered. The feed mechanism and working or plan- 2. In combination with the main frame A, I 5 the carriage H and the threaded rod H, pass ing through the socket 71 whereby the position of said carriage may be adjusted, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature 20 in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT WILLIAM STOSSMEISTER.

Witnesses O. W. GALAGHER, LoUIs (JONsTANs. 

